2022 was an incredible year for Carly Pearce that she never could have imagined.  It’s hard to think of topping a year like this one. However, Carly believes that great new music and pushing herself beyond music are the keys to making that happen in 2023.

“Obviously, at the top of my list is creating great music. I saw how much that changed everything for me. At the end of the day, what we do is put out music, and that’s what kind of continues on our trajectory of what happens next. So, I think making this next record as good or better as 29 is super important to me. But I think past just the music stuff, I want to be the women that I love, the Dolly’s, the Reba‘s. They’re household names. So, I want to figure out what is my version of that. You know, is that doing something outside of music? Is that just expanding and kind of stretching? I know I can do music, but what else can I do within that umbrella of just challenging myself?

Carly has been working on the follow-up to her 29: Written in Stone album. After some time off to celebrate the holidays with her family, she’ll play a handful of dates in January. That includes joining Luke Bryan’s “Crash My Playa” event in Mexico. She will then hit the road with Blake Shelton for his “Back to the Honky Tonk Tour”, beginning on February 16th.

By: Buck Stevens